feta

== English == === Alternative forms === fetta === Etymology === Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛtə/ Rhymes: -ɛtə Homophone: fetter (non-rhotic) === Noun === feta (countable and uncountable, plural fetas) A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece. ==== Synonyms ==== feta cheese, fetta cheese ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === TAFE, Fate, TFAE, EFTA, atef, feat, fate, feat. == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfe.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfe.ta] === Etymology 1 === Nominalization of the feminine singular past participle of fer. ==== Noun ==== feta f (plural fetes) fact === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== feta f sg feminine singular of fet === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”). ==== Noun ==== feta m (plural fetes) feta (cheese) === Further reading === “feta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “feta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “feta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “feta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Noun === feta feta cheese (Also used of cheese made outside of Greece.) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== salattern (made outside of Greece) == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fe‧ta === Noun === feta m (uncountable, no diminutive) feta ==== Synonyms ==== fetakaas == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfeta/ Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: fe‧ta === Adjective === feta (accusative singular fetan, plural fetaj, accusative plural fetajn) fetal ==== Related terms ==== feto (“fetus”) == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfetɑ/, [ˈfe̞t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -etɑ Syllabification(key): fe‧ta Hyphenation(key): fe‧ta === Noun === feta feta, Feta cheese, feta cheese ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== fetajuusto ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “feta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Franco-Provençal == === Noun === feta (plural feteus) (vlo) alternative form of féta (“party, celebration”) === References === feta in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == Icelandic == === Noun === feta indefinite genitive plural of fet == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfeː.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɛː.ta] === Etymology 1 === Substantivization of the feminine of fētus (“having recently given birth”). Found in Classical Latin in senses 1 and 2. ==== Noun ==== fēta f (genitive fētae); first declension woman or female animal that has just given birth mother-sheep (Early Medieval Latin) sheep ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== fētā second-person singular present active imperative of fētō === References === == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.ta/ Rhymes: -ɛta Syllabification: fe‧ta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French fête (“party”), from Middle French feste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum. ==== Noun ==== feta f celebration; feast; party Synonyms: impreza, święto ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”). ==== Noun ==== feta f (singular only) feta cheese ===== Usage notes ===== This word is indeclinable when used in formal contexts, and declinable when used in colloquial contexts. For instance, "sałatka z fetą" would be used in conversation, while "sałatka z serem feta" would be used in a restaurant menu. === Etymology 3 === Clipping of amfetamina. ==== Noun ==== feta f (slang) amphetamine === Further reading === feta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN feta in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === feta m (plural fetas) feta (a variety of curd cheese) === Further reading === “feta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian fetta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fêta/ Hyphenation: fe‧ta === Noun === fȅta f (Cyrillic spelling фе̏та) (regional, Croatia) slice (usually of bread) Synonym: krȉška ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfeta/ [ˈfe.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: fe‧ta === Noun === feta m (plural fetas) Feta cheese === Noun === feta f (plural fetas) (Rioplatense) A thin slice of food, mainly cheese, cold cuts, or bread === Further reading === “feta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== feta inflection of fet: definite singular plural === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta). ==== Noun ==== feta c feta (cheese) ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== fetaost === Etymology 3 === Blend of fetstil (“boldface”) +‎ -a. ==== Verb ==== feta (present fetar, preterite fetade, supine fetat, imperative feta) (colloquial) boldface (set or print in boldface) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== fetmarkera ===== Derived terms ===== fetning